The World's Most Lucrative Business
Avi Caldwell
Dr. McLane
Intro to Logic
November 4, 2012
The World’s Most Lucrative Business
The Legalization of Prostitution and Sex Workers
The adult and sex industries are lucrative businesses. (Drea) They have been thriving and evolving since the 18th Century BC. (Head) Sex is sold everywhere from M&M commercials to shampoo advertisements, cartoons, reality TV and even literature. Through every channel of media, and converted into sensual experiences, the idea of sex is marketed. Prostitution is no different. In a world where burlesque shows, strip clubs, and pornography are sanctioned by the law, prostitution is for some reason treated as if explicit sex in the media is not tantamount to paid sex acts. For a majority of sex workers, prostitution is solely for monetary benefits to sustain their day-to-day life. This is because those women are underprivileged, lack an adequate education or were sexually and mentally abused throughout their childhood. Sometimes, there are even factors that go unnoticed. In some cases, it is a combination of factors. For some women, prostitution is a lifestyle that bolsters a luxurious standard of living and serves as compensation for the things that were missing from their lives previously. (Tea) Prostitutes are not always victims. In either option, consent is key factor in the decision to be a sex worker.
Prostitution and sex work are just as much of a legitimate business as any Fortune 500 company. While there is no current, exact price quote for the sex industry, a whopping $108 billion dollars has been the estimated amount of money exchanged for that market. Sex is always for sale and in high demand. Sex will also never sell out as everyone knows. In Columbia Picture’s 2005 film “Fun with Dick and Jane”, Jim Carrey and his wife ran out of ways to acquire money to sustain themselves. He told her “Well there’s always prostitution.”(Carrey) Prostitution is always readily available.
Prostitution is about supply and
Dr. McLane
Intro to Logic
November 4, 2012
The World’s Most Lucrative Business
The Legalization of Prostitution and Sex Workers
The adult and sex industries are lucrative businesses. (Drea) They have been thriving and evolving since the 18th Century BC. (Head) Sex is sold everywhere from M&M commercials to shampoo advertisements, cartoons, reality TV and even literature. Through every channel of media, and converted into sensual experiences, the idea of sex is marketed. Prostitution is no different. In a world where burlesque shows, strip clubs, and pornography are sanctioned by the law, prostitution is for some reason treated as if explicit sex in the media is not tantamount to paid sex acts. For a majority of sex workers, prostitution is solely for monetary benefits to sustain their day-to-day life. This is because those women are underprivileged, lack an adequate education or were sexually and mentally abused throughout their childhood. Sometimes, there are even factors that go unnoticed. In some cases, it is a combination of factors. For some women, prostitution is a lifestyle that bolsters a luxurious standard of living and serves as compensation for the things that were missing from their lives previously. (Tea) Prostitutes are not always victims. In either option, consent is key factor in the decision to be a sex worker.
Prostitution and sex work are just as much of a legitimate business as any Fortune 500 company. While there is no current, exact price quote for the sex industry, a whopping $108 billion dollars has been the estimated amount of money exchanged for that market. Sex is always for sale and in high demand. Sex will also never sell out as everyone knows. In Columbia Picture’s 2005 film “Fun with Dick and Jane”, Jim Carrey and his wife ran out of ways to acquire money to sustain themselves. He told her “Well there’s always prostitution.”(Carrey) Prostitution is always readily available.
Prostitution is about supply and